Interesting llife experience. Thanks for sharing. It sounds a lot like Belize, there most of them millitary too were paid the same way. Also they held their AK in one hand and the other hand out for money from us and if they thought it was not enough their hand holding the AK, twitched and we found more money to hand over fast! One time we hired a guide and he saved our lives even though we were shot at 15 times; a road ahead had a tree across it, as soon as he saw that tree, he floored the gas and drove backwards. I said why the hurry, I could of picked up the tree and moved it. He said it would have been the last tree I moved and my last breath I took. I heard popping it was when we stopped he showed the bullet holes all 15 of them that was when I understood what he ment. I paid the car rental $200 for each bullet hole! I gave the guide $500 bonus, he only took $50. I told him my life was worth more to me. Best money I ever spent hiring this native as our guide and body guard it turn